2013 Performance Schedule
15
December
Handel: Messiah
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Conducted by Nicholas McGegan
Green Music Center, Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, California
14
December
Handel: Messiah
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Conducted by Nicholas McGegan
Zellerbach Hall, University of California
Berkeley, California
5 - 8
December
Britten: Albert Herring (Albert)
Vancouver Opera
Conducted by Leslie Dala
Directed by Glynnis Leshon
Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Vancouver, British Columbia
30
November
Britten: Albert Herring (Albert)
Vancouver Opera
Conducted by Leslie Dala
Directed by Glynnis Leshon
Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Vancouver, British Columbia
30
July
Handel: Acis and Galatea (Acis)
Toronto Masque Theatre
Conducted by Larry Beckwith
Festival of the Sound
Parry Sound, Ontario
27
July
Handel: Acis and Galatea (Acis)
Toronto Masque Theatre
Conducted by Larry Beckwith
Elora Festival
Elora, Ontario
10 - 12
May
Mendelssohn: Elijah
Colorado Symphony
Conducted by Matthew Halls
Boettcher Concert Hall
Denver, Colorado
16
April
Canadian Art Song Project recital
Lawrence Wiliford and
Steven Philcox, Artistic Directors
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre
The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
Toronto, Ontario
29
March
Bach: Mass in B Minor
Vancouver Chamber Choir
Conducted by Jon Washburn
Vancouver, British Columbia
Queen Elizabeth Theatre
23
March
Bach: Mass in B Minor
Elmer Iseler Singers
Conducted by Lydia Adams
Metropolitan United Church
Toronto, Ontario
17
March
Bach: St. John Passion (Evangelist)
North Carolina Master Chorale
Conducted by Alfred Sturgis
Meymandi Concert Hall, Progress Energy Center
Raleigh, North Carolina
27 - 28
February
Mozart: Requiem
National Arts Centre Orchestra
Conducted by Pinchas Zukerman
National Arts Centre
Ottawa, Ontario
21 - 24
February
7, 9,
15,17
February
Britten: Albert Herring (Albert)
Pacific Opera Victoria
Conducted by Leslie Dala
Directed by Directed by Glynnis Leshon
The Royal Theatre
Victoria, British Columbia
Wiliford was a constant source of wonder.... Vocally, he coped with the fiendishly difficult and high-lying tessitura with consummate skill. He deployed a palette of colours, a range of dynamic variation and a linguistic and verbal clarity rarely encountered.
- Richard Turp
Bachtrack, 2014
Wiliford['s] nimble grace and pure tenor are a delight.
- Glenn Sumi
Now Magazine, 2014
Haute-contre tenor Lawrence Wiliford was a powerful and passionate Myrtil, dazzling in his runs …
- Jeffrey Gantz
Boston Globe, 2014